Display apparatus.



H. H. NEWMARK.,

DISPLAY APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED AUG.25, l9l6.

Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

swam Lt 'ffarace UNITED STATES TATENTI oFFiron.

nonaon n. nEwMARK, or LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

DISPLAY APEARATUS;

Specification ofLetters Patent; Patented Nov, 1,1 1917.

Application filed August 25, 1916 Serial No. me

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE H. NnwMARK, a citizen of the UnitedStatesresiding at Louisville, in the county of Jefier son and State ofKentucky, have invented certain of traveling sections by which thearticles tobedisplayed are carried to diiferentparts of the window, thusgiving a more unlform dlsplay of such articles.

In order that the invention may be betlike.

sions, and

ter'understood, reference'is had to the accompanying drawing forming apart of this specification, in which the preferred embodiment of theinvention has been shown, it being understood that various changes andmodifications may be made without departure from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as claimed hereinafter.

In the drawing- 4 'Figure 1 1s a plan view of the device;

Figs. 2 and 3 are sections on the lines '2'2 and 83, respectively ofFig.1 and Fig. 4 is a plan view tion. 7 y V Referring specifically to thedrawing, 10 denotes a rectangular frame of channel irons whichforms thesupporting frame of a series of independent and separately shiftablefloor sections. This frame is suitably built into a store Window orother place of displayfor articles of merchandise and the The e001-sections are arranged in two parallel rows, the sections of one rowbeing shown at 11, and those of the other row at 12. The sections of thetwo rows abut and they are all of the same dimenthe number of sectionsin each row is such that they do not completely fill the fran e 10,there being left at the end of showing a modificaeach row a spacecorresponding in dimensions to that of one of tlierespective sections;This space at the end ofthe row of sections 11 is shown at 13, and thespace at the end of the saw 12 is shown at 14'. It

front row to the rear.

will benot'ed that the open spaces are'not both atthe sameend of theframe',but one of them is at one end, and the other is located at theother end. p The articlesto be displayed are suitably mounted on thefloor sections 11 and l2, and by shifting said sectionsin a manner to bepresently described, such articlesjare carried around in the window,wherebya better and more uniform display is obtained. c

The rows of sections 11 and 12 are shiftable lengthwise in the frame 10,inopposite directions as shownby the. arrows' rin Fig. 1. Assuming thesectionsto be positione'd as shownnin Fig. 1, the row, of sections 11moves to. the right until the end section of said row next to the openspace 13 enters said space; the same-time, the

row of sections 12 moves to the left until at one end of each row havenow/been reversed, there being now an open space at the left end of therow of sections 11 and one at theright end of the row of sections 12.Thesectio'n ofthe row of sections 11,

at the riglit end thereof, ew moves laterally into the space atthe'rightelidof the row of sections 12, and the section of the row ofs'ections12, at the left end thereof, moves laterally into the space atthe left end of the row of sections 11; 1 Thus, it will seen that thespaces 13 and 14 arenow again unoccupied, and the two rows are in the,

same position as at the commencement of" the operation, except that theyhave been shifted lengthwise, and one of theend sectime of each row hasbeen transferred to the other row. These operations are e,

p'eated, and when a number of shift-shave" been made corresponding tothe number] of sections in the respect ve rows, the positions of therows will be reversechthelrear row having been brought to the front and,the

movement of course ceaseswhenthelateral shift of the end sectionscommences, and when the transfer of the'end sections from Thelongitudinal along the horizontal top run of the required distance,

cept the abntments therefore be seen that the sections have a continuousstep-by-step orbital movement, thus bringing all the articles, one afterthe other, into display position in front of the window; f

Inside the frame 10 is a guide rail 15 for supporting the inner edges ofthe floor sections, and at the bottom of the frame is a flooring 16 overwhich the sections slide.

The following mechanism is shifting the floor sections:

On the bottom of each floor section are two depending abutments 17 and1S, respectively, which pass through slots 19 in the flooring 16. Theseslots run longitudinally to permit the longitudinal movement of thesections, and at the ends of the rows, the

flooring has transverse slots 20 joining the ends of the longitudinalslots to accommodate the abutments when the sections are shiftedlaterally. at the left end of the row of sections 11, beneath theflooring 16, are mounted two laterally spaced wheels 21 over whichpasses chain 22 which also passes over a sprocket wheel 23 locatedbeneath the sprocket wheels 21. r The chain has a projecting finger 241located to intercept the abutments 17 on the floor sec- ;t-i0ns. Thetwosprocket wheels'Ql are located to give the chain 22 a top horizontal runextending in the direction of the length of the row of sections 11. Thisportion of Y the chain 22 is so positioned that when the nger2 l reachesthe same it engages the abutment 17 of the section 11 at the left end ofthe row,"and as the finger moves the chain, the entire row of. sections11 is pushed toward the right, the spacing of the sprocket Wheels 21being such that the row is shifted the shifting movement ceasing whenthe finger leaves the top run of the chainand. slips off the abutment.

The lateral shift of the sections 12, when they arrive-at the left endof this row and are to be transferred into the space at the left end. ofthe row of sections it left open. by theshift toward the right of saidsections 11, is ei'fected by the following means:

' At the left end of the row of sections 12, under. the flooring 16, aremounted two laterally spaced sprocket wheels 25 over which passes achain 26 which latter is also trained over a sprocket wheel 27 locatedbeneath the sprocket wheels 25. The. chain 26has a projecting finger 29located to interof the door sections.

The two sprocket wheels 25 are located to give the chain 26 a tophorizontal run extending transversely of the rows of floor sections, orat'a right angle to the top run of the chain 22. This top run of thechain 26 is so positioned reaches the same it engages the abutment 1 ofthe section 12 at the left end of this provided for 1 two shafts are ata right angle to each other and they are operatively connected by asprocket I clips 38.

7 rows for shifting said rows.

that when the finger 28 The longitudinal and lateral fshifting mechanismhereinbefore described is, of course, duplicated at the right end of therowsof floor sections. ,7

The sprocket wheel 23 is on a shaft 29 and the sprocket wheel 27 is on ashaft 30. These bevel gearing 31. The shafts 29 at the respective endsof the rows of floor sections may be driven from .a shaft 32 throughbevel gears 33..

The chains 22 and 26-alre driven continuously, but the fingers2et and 28are so arranged that they engage thev abutnients 17 and 18 alternately.It will therefore be evident that the longitudinal and lateral shift ingmovements occur in alternate order.

Fig. 4: shows a modification in which a series of independent floorsect-ions 34 are attached to an endless chain or belt 37 by Thev chainpasses over sprocket,

wheels 39 the shafts 40 of which cally so that the spacing of the runsof the chain is horizontal sections are supported in horizontalposition. Any suitable means, connected to one of the shafts 40, may beprovided for driving the stand vertitwo parallel chain.

I claim:

1. A display apparatus comprising a series of independent and separatearticlesupporting sections arranged horizontally and in parallel rows,asupport on which the sections are slidably the respective rowsabutting,

means engageable with the end sections of the respective longitudinallyon their support in opposite directions for g a distance to project thesections at opposite ends of the respective rows beyond the adacentrow,and means for shifting sald pro- .Jecting sections laterally from onerow to the other., v

;2. Adisplay apparatus comprising a se- Q'r'ies of independent andseparate articlesupporting sections arranged horizontally and inparallel rows, the sections of the respective rows abutting, a supporton which the sections are mounted, abutments depend- .ing from thesections, thesupport having longitudinal rows of slots and transverseslotsconnecting the ends of the longitudinal rows of slots, throughments extend, means engagable with one of .the abutments of the endsections of the re which slots the abutspective-rows for shifting saidrows longitudinally in opposite directions for a dis tance to projectthe sections at opposite ends of the respective rows beyond the ad.jacent row, and means engageable with an and the floor,

mounted, the sections of abutment of the projecting sections forshifting said sections laterally from one row to ing from the sections,means engageable with one of the abutments of the end sections of therespective rows -for shifting said rows longitudinally in oppositedirections for a distance to project the sections at opposite ends ofthe respective rows beyond the adjacent row, and means engageable withan abutment of the projecting sections for shifting said sectionslaterally from one row to the other.

4. A display apparatus comprising a series 01 independent and separatearticlesupporting sections arranged horizontally and in parallel rows,the sections of the respective rows abutting, a support on which thesections are mounted, abutments depend- Copies of this patent may beobtained for ing from the sections, means engageable with one of theabutments of the end sections of the respective rows for shifting saidrows longitudinally in opposite directions for a distance to project thesections at opposite ends of the respective rows beyond the adjacentrow, and means engageable with an abutment of the projecting sectionsfor shifting aid sections laterally from one row to the other, theaforesaid longitudinal shifting means being horizontally travelingelements running in opposite directions and lengthwise of the rows, andhaving projecting fingers to engage the first mentioned abutments, andthe lateral shifting means being horizontally traveling elements runningin opposite directions'and transversely of the rows, and havingprojecting fingers to engage the second mentioned abutments.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HORACE H. NEWMARK. WVitnesses:

JOHN C. TATE, NATHAN J. KAHN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. C. 1

